I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 728 Fang Qingye is urgently summoned to Yanjing

White egrets fly before Mount Xisai, peach blossoms float on the flowing water, and mandarin fish are plump.

The weather was nice today, sunny and breezy, and Fang Qingye was fishing by the river in Xuzhuang.

Anglers know the saying, "Fish on the shallows in spring, fish in the deep pools in summer, fish in the shade in autumn, and fish in the sun in winter." Here, the river is shallow and the water temperature is high, making it very suitable for fishing in spring.

Sitting on a small stool, with a stream flowing in front and a vast expanse of green wheat fields behind, the sight of swallows flitting by is truly delightful.

Even if I can't catch any fish, sitting here is still a pleasure. Of course, the worst thing is being disturbed, but my phone in my pocket vibrated at the most inopportune moment.

Since it wasn't the weekend, Fang Qingye had come out to fish during work hours, so she couldn't completely turn off her work phone; she just switched it to vibrate mode.

He sighed, took out his phone, and saw that it was Mr. Ning from COFCO calling.

He knew that President Ning must have something important to say to him. Their relationship wasn't close enough for casual conversation on the phone, so he pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Mr. Ning."

"President Fang, are you at work?"

"Yes, I'm at work," Fang Qingye said, staring at the river.

"Did Mr. Qiao tell you about the soybean purchases in Brazil?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"There's been a bit of trouble." On the other end of the phone, General Manager Ning briefly explained the difficulties Qiao Yongfeng and COFCO International encountered in purchasing soybeans, concluding by emphasizing:

"The problem we are facing now is that we are being blocked and squeezed by ADM in the spot market, and in the futures market, they are colluding with international speculative funds to continuously attack our hedging positions. Our cash flow and risk control are under great pressure."

"It's ADM stirring up trouble again. Can't we just do business peacefully? The United States, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, and Ukraine are all soybean producing regions. Why do they have to compete with us?" Fang Qingye laughed. "They have the nature of robbers at their core."

"Yes, we all say it's in our genes."

"President Ning, what do you want me to do?" Fang Qingye asked.

“You have considerable expertise in futures trading. If you have some time, could you please come to Yanjing soon? We could meet and discuss how to target ADM in the futures market,” Mr. Ning extended his invitation.

“Alright then, I’ll come tomorrow. I own half of Philgrey Company, so I can’t let ADM bully me again.” Fang Qingye made the decision immediately.

"Okay, once you've booked your ticket, send me the flight information and I'll send someone to pick you up from the airport and arrange your accommodation."

"OK!"

After hanging up with President Ning, Fang Qingye pondered for a moment, then took out his phone and pulled up his contacts. This time, he called Ouyang Shaoqiang in Hong Kong.

The call was quickly connected, and Ouyang Shaoqiang's Cantonese-accented Mandarin came through the receiver: "President Fang, Ms. Xia has been busy tidying up the villa she bought these past two days. I've also sent her the list of PCT investment share teams that I helped her select. She will meet with these people and finally choose the right candidates."

“Xia He also told me about these things, thank you Ouyang. I called today for something else,” Fang Qingye replied.

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"Keep an eye on Chicago soybean futures recently, and adjust your portfolio to free up some funds to prepare for entering the market."

Fang Qingye briefly repeated what President Ning had told him.

Ouyang Shaoqiang knew that Fang Qingye had invested in a company in Brazil that purchased soybeans, and he also had some knowledge of her close relationship with COFCO Group and its senior leaders, so he was not surprised to hear this news.

"Okay, I'll have Vanessa focus on the Chicago soybean futures market recently, using the model Dr. Zhao developed, and have a good fight with ADM!" "Okay, what's the entry point? Just follow my orders."

Fang Qingye called Qiao Yongfeng again to inquire about the situation in Brazil in detail, and then called Smith in New York to ask him to pay close attention to the Chicago futures market and related information from ADM Company.

"This company is your focus now and in the future. You can send people to Chicago or Decatur, the core of ADM's operations, to conduct long-term investigations. If you find any valuable intelligence, report to me immediately!"

"Okay, boss, I'll arrange it as soon as I get to work tomorrow."

After making those phone calls, Fang Qingye returned to fishing in peace.

The next morning, Fang Qingye first went to the office to call the two bank presidents to her office to arrange recent work, and then drove with Yue Kai straight to Jinghai Xingdong International Airport to board a flight to Yanjing.

Around 11 o'clock, the plane landed at the Capital Airport. Fang Qingye and Yue Kai got off the plane, entered the jet bridge, retrieved their suitcases from the baggage claim area, and saw a middle-aged man in his thirties walking quickly upstairs in the waiting hall.

"President Fang, hello. I am Chen Zhiyuan, assistant to General Manager Ning of COFCO Group. I am here to pick you up on General Manager Ning's instructions."

"Thanks for your hard work."

"It should."

Chen Zhiyuan took the suitcase from Fang Qingye, led him to the parking lot, got into an Audi, and the driver headed towards the city.

"President Fang, we have arranged for you to stay at the China World Hotel, which is only a 10-minute walk from COFCO headquarters. Please go back to the hotel to have dinner and rest first. Around 2:30, go to the headquarters conference room. President Ning and other relevant leaders from COFCO Futures are waiting for you. I will send a car to pick you up then."

"OK, thanks."

Upon arriving at the China World Hotel, Fang Qingye checked into a suite. Chen Zhiyuan had lunch with him and Yue Kai before leaving, telling them to get some rest before departing.

Fang Qingye didn't take a nap at noon. Instead, he opened his laptop and read the email that Ouyang Shaoqiang had sent him that morning, which mainly focused on his assessment of the recent trend of the Chicago soybean futures main contract. He also opened the detailed indicators of the market and studied and calculated them carefully until Chen Zhiyuan knocked on the door around 2 p.m., which woke him up.

After packing up her notebook, Fang Qingye, along with Yue Kai, hurriedly followed Chen Zhiyuan downstairs and took a car to the COFCO Group headquarters.

In the conference room on the 16th floor, there was an oval conference table. Fang Qingye indeed saw President Ning, and there were seven or eight middle-aged men sitting next to him.

"President Fang, thank you for your trouble in coming to Yanjing." President Ning smiled and extended his right hand.

"You're welcome, Mr. Ning, it's nothing."

"Let me introduce you. This is Yang Fan, General Manager of COFCO Futures. He's a PhD graduate from overseas, having studied financial engineering at the University of Chicago." This was the first man Ning introduced.

He was around forty years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses that gave him a refined and scholarly air, but his eyes held a hint of arrogance.

"Hello, Mr. Yang." Fang Qingye smiled and shook hands.

"Hello, President Fang, I've heard you've achieved great success in the futures market. I'd really like to learn from you this time." Yang Fan spoke humbly, but there was no hint of seeking advice in his tone.

Fang Qingye didn't mind and said casually, "Let's learn from each other."

Mr. Ning then introduced Sun Xudong, Minister of Risk Management Department of the Group, as well as Wu Haifeng, President of COFCO International, and Zheng Ming, Chief Analyst of COFCO Futures.

After the introductions, everyone took their seats.

Then we heard President Ning say, "President Fang, you've come at the right time. The past two days we mainly discussed the difficulties and problems in the spot market. Today we'll focus on the futures market. President Yang, please begin."

(End of this chapter)